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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L81.9
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L81.9
Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- L81.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L81.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L81.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 L81.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L81.9 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
L81.9:
- Atypical pigmented lesion
- Disorder of skin pigmentation
- Dyschromia (disorder of skin pigmentation)
- Hyperpigmentation (darkening) of skin
- Hyperpigmentation of skin
- Hypopigmentation (loss of skin color)
- Pigmented lesion, atypical
- Skin hypopigmented
Clinical Information
- Disorders of pigmentation of the skin and other organs, including discoloration, hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation.
ICD-10-CM L81.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
- 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc
- 795 Normal newborn
Convert L81.9 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) Q89.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q89.9
Congenital malformation, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
Applicable To- Congenital anomaly NOS
- Congenital deformity NOS
- Dermatosis L98.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L98.9
Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- Disorder (of) - see also Disease
- Dyschromia L81.9 (skin)
- Lesion(s) (nontraumatic)
- pigment, pigmented L81.9 (skin)
- Pigmentation (abnormal) (anomaly) L81.9
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L81.9
L81 Other disorders of pigmentation
L81.0 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
L81.4 Other melanin hyperpigmentation
L81.5 Leukoderma, not elsewhere classified
L81.6 Other disorders of diminished melanin formation
L81.7 Pigmented purpuric dermatosis
L81.8 Other specified disorders of pigmentation
L81.9
Disorder of pigmentation, unspecified
L82.0 Inflamed seborrheic keratosis
L82.1 Other seborrheic keratosis
L84 Corns and callosities
L85 Other epidermal thickening
L85.0 Acquired ichthyosis
L85.1 Acquired keratosis [keratoderma] palmaris et plantaris
L85.2 Keratosis punctata (palmaris et plantaris)
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
